Ronald Ilg has been in custody in the Spokane County Jail since April 16. The former director of the MultiCare Deaconess Hospital neonatal intensive care unit is charged with a single count of attempted kidnapping, a felony that carries a potential 20-year prison sentence. 

The Stevens County coroner officially identified the teens killed when their car crashed into a fire truck near Loon Lake on Monday.

Central Washington University leaders quickly condemned the theft and burning of an LGBTQ Pride flag on Thursday.

Spokane police arrested a man Thursday after he showed up with a gun at the home of a woman who had a protection order against him, officers said.

The written arguments that swayed U.S. District Court Judge Rosanna Malouf Peterson to hand down the exceptional sentence have been filed under seal. Michael Mattern's coconspirators received sentences of 56 and 30 months, respectively, which were also below the 5-year minimum.

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Aiming to balance approachability and personal safety, city leaders are scrutinizing the bulletproof vests worn by the Downtown Spokane Partnership’s security teams.

Jasmine Cogswell and her boyfriend, Chance Wilbur, along with his friend Anthony Lautermilch, were killed on Monday when their car crossed the center line on U.S. Highway 395 near Loon Lake and collided with a fire truck.

A drug deal gone wrong led to the death of a 20-year-old in Coeur d’Alene late last month, according to a search warrant.

A 59-year-old Spokane man threatened then shot at his ex-girlfriend at her Chewelah apartment complex last month before police arrived and shot him, according to court documents.

The three people killed in a collision between their car and a firetruck Monday evening remain unidentified as of Tuesday afternoon.